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| − | Laura London | + | The husband and wife writing team Tom and Sharon Curtis also write under the pen name '''Laura London'''. |
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| + | Married more than forty years, Tom and Sharon published ten historical and contemporary romance novels from 1978 to 1986, many of which have come to be regarded as classics in the genre. | ||
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| + | The daughter of a petroleum geologist father and historian and magazine editor mother, Sharon was raised overseas and lived in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the Canary Islands, Turkey and Iran, and attended high school in London. As an adult, she worked in bookstore management. | ||
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| + | Tom attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison and has worked for a public television station as a writer and on-air reporter. He is currently employed as a semi truck driver for a chemical company and plays guitar with a Celtic band that includes a son on bodhran and a daughter on fiddle. Together they have played eighteen years of annual performances at the largest Irish musical festival in the world. | ||
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| + | Books by London are considered classic examples of 1980's romance. The couple retired from writing romance. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * [[Sunshine And Shadow | + | * ''[[The Bad Baron's Daughter|Bad Baron's Daughter, The]]'' - 1978 |
| − | * [[Windflower | + | * ''[[The Gypsy Heiress|Gypsy Heiress, The]]'' - 1981 |
| + | * ''[[A Heart Too Proud|Heart Too Proud, A]]'' - 1978 | ||
| + | * ''[[Love's A Stage]]'' - 1980 | ||
| + | * ''[[Moonlight Mist]]'' - 1979 | ||
| + | * ''[[Sunshine And Shadow]]'' - 1986 | ||
| + | * ''[[The Windflower|Windflower, The]]'' - 1984 | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
| + | *1994 [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Time Historical Romance, ''[[The Windflower]]'' | ||
| + | *1987 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Winner - Single Title Release Romance, ''[[Sunshine And Shadow]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Recognitions== | ||
| + | *2007 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] - Top 100 Romances (#75), ''[[The Windflower]]'' | ||
| + | *2004 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] - Top 100 Romances (#33), ''[[The Windflower]]'' | ||
| + | *2000 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] - Top 100 Romances (#53), ''[[The Windflower]]'' | ||
| + | *1998 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] - Top 100 Romances (#83), ''[[The Windflower]]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 23:13, 7 October 2024
The husband and wife writing team Tom and Sharon Curtis also write under the pen name Laura London.
Married more than forty years, Tom and Sharon published ten historical and contemporary romance novels from 1978 to 1986, many of which have come to be regarded as classics in the genre.
The daughter of a petroleum geologist father and historian and magazine editor mother, Sharon was raised overseas and lived in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the Canary Islands, Turkey and Iran, and attended high school in London. As an adult, she worked in bookstore management.
Tom attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison and has worked for a public television station as a writer and on-air reporter. He is currently employed as a semi truck driver for a chemical company and plays guitar with a Celtic band that includes a son on bodhran and a daughter on fiddle. Together they have played eighteen years of annual performances at the largest Irish musical festival in the world.
Books by London are considered classic examples of 1980's romance. The couple retired from writing romance.
Contents
See Also
Books
- Bad Baron's Daughter, The - 1978
- Gypsy Heiress, The - 1981
- Heart Too Proud, A - 1978
- Love's A Stage - 1980
- Moonlight Mist - 1979
- Sunshine And Shadow - 1986
- Windflower, The - 1984
Awards
- 1994 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best All-Time Historical Romance, The Windflower
- 1987 Golden Medallion Winner - Single Title Release Romance, Sunshine And Shadow
Recognitions
- 2007 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#75), The Windflower
- 2004 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#33), The Windflower
- 2000 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#53), The Windflower
- 1998 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#83), The Windflower
